Re: [RFC PATCH 1/6] docs: networking: add the document for DFL Ether Group driver

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Mon Nov 02 2020 - 09:46:16 EST


> I did some investigation and now I have some details.
> The term 'PHY' described in Ether Group Spec should be the PCS + PMA, a figure
> below for one configuration:
>
> +------------------------+ +-----------------+
> | Host Side Ether Group | | XL710 |
> | | | |
> | +--------------------+ | | |
> | | 40G Ether IP | | | |
> | | | | | |
> | | +---------+ | | XLAUI | |
> | | MAC - |PCS - PMA| | |----------| PMA - PCS - MAC |
> | | +---------+ | | | |
> +-+--------------------+-+ +-----------------+

Thanks, that makes a lot more sense.

Andrew